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On Wednesday, August 13, 2014 a 14-year-old boy died while playing football in Clay County Florida. The Clay County Sheriff's office reported that the boy was attending start-of-the-season camp at Camp Blanding when he became ill on the field. The Coach, when calling 9-1-1, reported the emergency as a "heat injury".This is a wake-up call to all of us.

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According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), aggressive driving is when" individuals commit a combination of moving traffic offenses so as to endanger other persons or property." Driving faster than the posted speed limit, disobeying traffic control devices and recklessly making lane changes or passing other motorists might all be considered acts of aggressive driving. Additionally, your Fort Myers personal injury attorney knows that failing to slow down or stop in...

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August is back-to-school time for approximately 145 thousand students in Lee, Collier and Charlotte Counties (85 thousand - Lee County, 42.7 thousand - Collier County, and 16.9 thousand - Charlotte County, as reported by the county school boards).  In Charlotte County alone, 89 school buses transport 8 thousand students every day, equating to 1.8 million miles travelled per year.

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The American School Bus Council says that "School buses are designed to be safer than passenger vehicles in avoiding crashes and preventing injury." They have flashing red lights, cross-view mirrors, reinforced sides, bright color, and stop sign arms.  All the safety measures in the world cannot protect students on school buses if drivers do not follow their state's driving laws as they pertain to driving around school buses.

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When drivers get behind the wheel, they are not only driving to protect themselves, but also to protect those driving and walking around them. Anyone getting into a vehicle and turning on the ignition has a tremendous responsibility.  The lives of the driver, passengers, pedestrians and other motorists are in a heighten state of vulnerability. Careful driving requires engagement of visual and auditory senses to make informed, often very quick decisions to navigate safely.  

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Do the benefits of taking the prescription outweigh the risks for the population the drug is intended to treat and for its intended use?  This is the question that the U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) asks when it is determining whether a drug is "safe"; whether it should be approved, or whether it should be recalled. 

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Motor vehicle accidents can occur for any number of reasons. Distractions, recklessness, even fatigue can play a part in a collision between two vehicles. However, as many Fort Myers personal injury lawyers know, single-car accidents also take place on Florida roadways. One of the more common reasons for a single-car accident relates to debris that lands in the roadway, such as flying and/or falling rocks, debris from uncovered dump trucks or loose mufflers from vehicles.

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Safe lane changes are a vital skill for all drivers. Many serious accidents occur when drivers switch lanes without regard to other traffic or road conditions. Over 200 thousand traffic crashes occur in Florida each year, an average of 625 per day.

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Each year, fatigued or drowsy driving leads to numerous automobile accidents throughout Florida and all over the country. Due to the seriousness of the matter, Florida lawmakers chose the first week of September to increase drivers' awareness regarding drowsy driving by specifically marking it as "Drowsy Driving Prevention Week," which is observed on a yearly basis. Sadly, Fort Myers personal injury lawyer Randall Spivey has worked with many victims and their families who have had to deal with...

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Are U.S. university and college campuses doing enough to stop sexual assaults? There are some in the United States Senate who say, "No".

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